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Disability Rights: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtAdditional Directions for PwD Inmates – Held in addition to the L. Muruganantham guidelines, the Court issued further directions - i. Grievance Redressal: States and UTs must establish an independent and accessible mechanism for complaints regarding neglect or abuse; ii. Inclusive Education: Facilities must be created to ensure PwD inmates have meaningful access to...
U.P. State Legal Services Authority Launches Nyaya Rath Mobile Legal Aid Vehicles Across 74 Districts
The Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (UPSLSA) organized a programme on 14 February 2026 at 3:15 PM at the Chief Justice Portico, High Court, Lucknow Bench, to mark the Flag-Off Ceremony of Multi-Utility Vehicles for the 74 District Legal Services Authorities of Uttar Pradesh, along with the launch of the State Mediation Helpline.The programme was inaugurated by Justice Vikram...
Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Seeking FIR Against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma On Feb 16
The Supreme Court will hear on Monday (February 16) a batch of petitions seeking the lodging of a first information report and constitution of a Special Investigation Team(SIT) probe against Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, for the offences relating to hate speech over his comments on 'Miya Muslims' and the 'point blank' video.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...
Supreme Court Allows High Courts To Hear Consumer Appeals In States Where State Commission Not Formed
Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 To Ensure Functioning Of Consumer Commissions In Smaller States, Seeks SG's AssistanceInvoking its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court recently empowered High Court Judges to hear consumer appeals in States where State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions. Many States found it “not viable” to constitute...
Reporters Collective & RTI Forum Move Supreme Court Challenging Digital Personal Data Protection Act
Digital news platform The Reporters' Collective and journalist Nitin Sethi have approached the Supreme Court of India, assailing key provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.The petitioners also challenge the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 notified in November last year.The petition contends that the DPDP Act substantially weakens...
Is Man Liable Under S.498A IPC For Cruelty To Live-In Partner? Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court on Thursday is set to examine a significant legal question: whether a man in a live-in relationship, described as a “relationship in the nature of marriage”, can be prosecuted for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or the corresponding provision under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Section 85).A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and...
Supreme Court To Consider Amicus Suggestion For Professional Bail Bondsmen
The Supreme Court is set to explore whether bond surety can be outsourced to professional bail bondsmen, who will be operating under strict regulatory framework.In a case dealing with a Nigerian national named Chidiebere Kingsley Nawchara, who absconded after he was granted bail in an NDPS case and furnished a fake surety, the Supreme Court had appointed Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra as...
M.P. State Legal Services Authority Conducts One-Day Community Mediation Orientation Programme; Four Centres E-Inaugurated
The Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA) on February 12, 2026 organised a One-Day Community Mediation Orientation Programme for Para Legal Volunteers, Community Mediation Volunteers and, for the first time, law students. The programme also marked the e-inauguration of four Community Mediation Centres in Bhopal and Gwalior at the MPSLSA auditorium in Jabalpur.The event was...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 13, 2026
Links to today's reports :Supreme Court Permits Visually Impaired Candidates To Engage Scribes With More Than 10+2 Qualification For AIBE, CLAT ExamsTelecom Spectrum Community Resource, IBC Can't Determine Its Ownership & Control : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Dismisses P&H High Court's Petition Challenging HC Decision Quashing Compulsory Retirement Of District JudgeSupreme Court...
Judicial Leadership Suffers When Judges Pretend To Be Perfect : CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday underscored that “judicial leadership suffers when judges pretend to be perfect,” urging members of the global judicial community to embrace humility and continuous learning as foundational principles of judicial office.Delivering special remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the 11th Biennial Meeting of Commonwealth Judicial Educators in New...
'Demoralising': Allahabad HC Judge Requests Removal From Bail Roster Following Supreme Court's Criticism Of His Order
Allahabad High Court judge Justice Pankaj Bhatia today passed an order requesting the Chief Justice NOT to assign him the Bail Roster in future. The move comes just 4 days after the Supreme Court termed one of his bail orders (in a Dowry Death case) as "most shocking and disappointing".Justice Bhatia said that the Apex Court's remarks had a "huge demoralising and chilling effect" upon him....